Publications
Civil Society in Sri Lanka
New Circles of Power
By Nira Wickramasinghe
2001
This book explores the various ways in which new international and transnational forces especially multilateral financial agencies humanitarian relief organizations, and northern NGOs – are shaping the developmental state in Sri Lanka. ...
By Nira Wickramasinghe
2001
This book explores the various ways in which new international and transnational forces especially multilateral financial agencies humanitarian relief organizations, and northern NGOs – are shaping the developmental state in Sri Lanka. ...
Transcending The Bitter Legacy
Selected Parliamentary Speeches: Neelan Tiruchelvam
By Lisa M. Kois
2000
A compilation of Neelan Tiruchelvam’s Parliamentary speeches ...
By Lisa M. Kois
2000
A compilation of Neelan Tiruchelvam’s Parliamentary speeches ...
Sometimes There Is No Blood
Domestic Violence and Rape in Rural Sri Lanka
By Ameena Hussein
2000
The volume, which is based on extensive and comprehensive data gathered during research in rural Anuradhapura, Nuwara Eliya, Matara and Kandy, illustrates the widespread manifestations of violence against women in Sri Lanka. ...
By Ameena Hussein
2000
The volume, which is based on extensive and comprehensive data gathered during research in rural Anuradhapura, Nuwara Eliya, Matara and Kandy, illustrates the widespread manifestations of violence against women in Sri Lanka. ...
Identity Culture and Politics: An Afro Asian Dialogue
By Imtiaz Ahmed and Ousmane Kane Dhaka
2000
A biannual publication. It aims at dissemination of knowledge and exchange of ideas and projections amongst African and Asian scholars and activists. ...
2000
A biannual publication. It aims at dissemination of knowledge and exchange of ideas and projections amongst African and Asian scholars and activists. ...
Globalization and the Transformation of Planetary Rituals in Southern Sri Lanka
By A. Premakumara de Silva
2000
This provocative work is a study of religious change in southern Sri Lanka, concentrating on ideas and rituals surrounding astrology, specifically focusing on the popular ritual known as the Baliya. ...
2000
This provocative work is a study of religious change in southern Sri Lanka, concentrating on ideas and rituals surrounding astrology, specifically focusing on the popular ritual known as the Baliya. ...
The Pure Water of Poetry
A Newly Rewritten and Extended Version of the Author’s Most Important Critical Study
By Regi Siriwardena
1999
A study first published by the author nearly ten years ago. In it, Regi Siriwardena dissents from some of the critical assumptions about poetry that have been most influential in the twentieth century. This study is the fruit of a lifetime’s devotion to poetry by the author as teacher, critic, translator and poet. ...
By Regi Siriwardena
1999
A study first published by the author nearly ten years ago. In it, Regi Siriwardena dissents from some of the critical assumptions about poetry that have been most influential in the twentieth century. This study is the fruit of a lifetime’s devotion to poetry by the author as teacher, critic, translator and poet. ...